Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-23
PANHANDLE'S APPEAL.
Resolutions From the Citizens Of the
Panhandle In Regard to Commits
si0ner Hall nd His Course.
Before Settlers have an Opportunity 10
Purchase-Gov. Hoss Appealed to.

AMoRILLA, POTTER COUNTY, Tex,
Aug. Whereas, the last Legislature
of Texas enacted law providing for the
sale and disposition OF the state school,
university arl asylum lands, etc, and
Whereas, fair and reasonable inter
probation Of said law has led US TO be-
ieve that we would have the opportunity
and be protected in the prior right tC
purchase our homes when We have Sc
Iected them and have in good faith
settled upon the ursolG school lands in
question, and
Whereas, ealh and every oEe Of us has
selected and occupied arG is
now occupying said lands wi.h
the desire, expectation &nd determination
Il purchase and use said lands for homes
for ourselves and families, and we hay
been for months aDxiOusly awsiting a.
opportunity to be given Us TO cOnsum-
mate cur purchases; and
Whereas, we have grown tired OF the
suspense ana uncer .sinty that Land Cons
missioner Hall mas thrown around this
matter, erd ia view of the reports in the
public press OF the s -ete TO the ehect that
said Commissioner has leased large bodies
Of these lands 20 corporations, capitalists
ndsyndicates in advance OF any classified
ton Of said lands and without any possible
means Of knowing whether these lands
are wanted or occupied by actual settlers
or not, and in many instances these
leases cover and include the homes OF
citizens anxious TO purchase the lands
they now occupy, and TO whom no OPP
portunity has been given TO purchase By
-, ,~f,i- E.r Ef 40 ha
Resolved, by the citizens Of Potter,
Randall aud adjoining counties IN mass
meeting assembled:
|. That we earnestly protest against
the &C ion Of Mr.. Hall, Commissioner, in
leasing the state school lands in advance
OF class tjcaG0n IN this section, and with
out first giving Us the opportunity TO
purchase our homes.
,. That We baIieva the policy CT ihe
present Land Commissioners and the
strained &nd extraordinary c0nstj uCtiOn
that ne is placing upon the law and his
power under it is wrong in fact end II
principle ard is au5vursive Of the common
GOOD and detrimental 10 the best inter
estS Of the state and G great outrage upon
the men VINO have in good fsIth come %
these plains With the honest Intention OF
upbuUd:1g and adding to the development
OF this. tie graGdtst portion OF our great
state
That inGsmuch SIS it appears that
LsnG Commissioner Hall is unmindfuI OF
the rights Of the common citizen, and fer
the present and the recent past few
months 2bas given his ear and attention
10 the corporation, the capitalist, and the
syndicate, ald 1Gs repeatedly notified the
applicant to purchase tat he ''must wait
until the lands re classified" we now
appeal 10 Governor J. S. Ross, in whom
we ail have confidence as sn honest man,
10 stay the hand OF Commits sIoner HsN,
and TO protect Us n our right 10 purchase
cur homes, and 10 see to It that tbs
country IS not turned over u s few cor
pOTaGons and wealthy individuals fer :
perlCd Of years, and the growth Of the
country stopped, and the settlement Of
this country absolutely smut of.
4, That we, as sctUel settlers sud con
sticuents Of Hon. J. \ Browning, earn
estly and heartily endorse his open letter
Of recent date 10 the Governor on this
question.
). Be It further resolved that we, as
&cgual settlers, demand and ask why the
vslues Of school land shall not be sp-
praised by the agents appointed by
tne Land commissioner TO 60 upon
such lands and then classify and apprEise
them Gs contemplated by the last Legis-
Ia'ure.
8. That in our opinion the large bulk o.
the stste school land in Carson, Potter
Randall and adjoining counties are nov
and VIII be soon in demand by the aetna
settler either for farming or for stocE
farms, If they are not leased, and that they
should be kept fer such purposes.
W. B. PIgHIoNs,
3. + GREEN,
FRANK LESTER,
Committee.
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